donderdag 20 januari 2011

Malcesine, Lake Garda!

One day in summer we were in Malcesine. It was very hot, 34 Celsius. Most people, mainly tourists, were sitting near the water or in the shade of the restaurants. Malcesine is a beautiful little village near Lake Garda, where you also can take a bus boat to the other side of the lake.

Malcesine is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto, located about 120 km northwest of Venice and about 40 km northwest of Verona.
Malcesine lies on the shores of Lake Garda.
Its most prominent landmark is the Castello Scaligero, which has 13th-century fortifications and an older medieval tower. Remnants of an Etruscan tomb have been found within the castle walls. The castle was fortified by the della Scala family who ruled the region throughout the 13th century.
Other sights include the pieve of St. Stephen (8th century), the church of Santa Maria di Navene (11th century)
In 1786, Goethe was questioned by the local magistrate on suspicion of being a spy while drawing sketches of the castle.
Behind Malcesine rises the 1750 m-high Monte Baldo. Its summit is reachable through funivia, or cable car.
(bron: wikipedia)